Racing cyclist (63) seriously injured after collision in Tulln!

Racing cyclist (63) seriously injured after collision in Tulln!

On June 6, 2025, there was a serious traffic accident in Lower Austria, in which a 63-year-old racing cyclist from the Mistelbach district was injured. The incident occurred on the L 2119 in the local area of ​​Hintersdorf, district of Tulln, when the 81-year-old driver of a car turned left into a house entrance without considering the cyclist. The racing cyclist, who was traveling in the direction of Maria Gugging, collided by car and suffered injuries of an indefinite degree. After an emergency medical care, he was flown to the St. Pölten University Hospital with the Christophorus 2 rescue helicopter to be treated there. As reports [5min.at] (https://www.5min.at/5202506081546/bei-hauslahrt rennradfahrer-63- von-auto-erfassen/), the focus of the accident is due to a lack of attention from the motor driver.

The incident in Hintersdorf is not isolated. In the past few days there have been several serious traffic accidents in Lower Austria. For example, two teenagers were seriously injured in an overtaking maneuver in the Baden district. During this time, an accident also occurred in Weidlingbach, in which a racing cyclist had to be seriously injured by a collision with a wild animal and flown to the hospital. In another dramatic incident, which occurred on May 28, 2025 in Fittenberg, municipality of Ruprechtshofen, a 19-year-old attempted driving with his BMW ended in an agreement from the road. The vehicle overturned and finally landed in the ditch. Insenships were flown to hospitals with serious injuries, with the emergency helicopter also used here, such as [today.at] (https://www.heute.at/s/bmw-crash-zwei-notarztheli-flogen-teenager- inspital-11146) documented.

risk factors in road traffic

Such driving accidents are not only a problem in Austria. Every year, thousands of people in the EU lose their lives in traffic accidents or suffer serious injuries. The traffic accident statistics show that between 2010 and 2020 the number of road traffic fats in Europe could be reduced by 36 percent. Nevertheless, there were around 22,800 traffic fatalities in 2019, of which preliminary figures for 2020 have a decrease of 4,000 deaths. While the number of fatalities on a record low in 18 EU member states, traffic safety remains a central concern, such as the European Union emphasized.

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 are particularly at risk, although they only make up 8 percent of the population. This age group represented 12 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2018. In contrast, 28 percent of the racing fats are over 65 years old, which shows an increase compared to 2010. In addition, male accident victims were recorded in 76 percent of cases. These are patterns that have been relatively unchanged since 2010 and underline the need for improved traffic safety.